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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Musette
Hymn
Pitch
Da Capo
2. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Flat
Trio
Key
Motif
3. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Adagio
Pentatonic Scale
Minuet
Accessible
4. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Ligature
Octave
Trill
Ostinato
5. A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted from the neoclassical style to an emotional - expressive - and imaginative style.
Classical
Modes
Romantic
Part
6. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.
Romantic
Phrase
Leitmotif
Cantabile
7. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Presto
Rococo
Root
Ostinato
8. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
Temperament
Time Signature
Modulation
Oratorio
9. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
Ricercar
Encore
Whole note
Courante
10. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Stretto
Triad
Triad
Fourth
11. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Accessible
Scale
Tune
Conductor
12. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
Rigaudon
Recitative
Libretto
Timbre
13. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Reprise
Rigaudon
Hymn
Klangfarbenmelodie
14. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Unison
Orchestra
Chord progression
Etude
15. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Maestro
Phrase
Medley
Courante
16. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Finale
Chorale
Leading note
Natural
17. A direction to play lively and fast.
Obbligato
Chorale
Allegro
Hymn
18. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Serenade
Sequence
Phrase
A cappella
19. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Prelude
Glissando
Temperament
Whole note
20. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Unison
Phrase
Tremolo
Atonal
21. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.
Tessitura
Phrase
Grazioso
Hymn
22. Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional - flowery music; written in strict form.
Grandioso
Impromptu
Conductor
Baroque
23. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Septet
Movement
Tritone
Medley
24. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Waltz
Rubato
Nocturne
Whole note
25. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.
Scordatura
Major
Cadenza
Fugue
26. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Motif
Chorus
Quintet
Madrigal
27. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Whole-tone scale
Theme
Prelude
Staff
28. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Relative major and minor
Allegro
Pitch
Part
29. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Vibrato
Neoclassical
Forte
Quartet
30. Repetition of a single tone.
Intonation
Interlude
Key signature
Monotone
31. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Timbre
Pastoral
Neoclassical
Soprano
32. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
Chorale
Whole note
Twelve-tone music
Dissonance
33. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Capriccio
Refrain
Tonal
Encore
34. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.
Accessible
Opus
Refrain
Falsetto
35. The unit of musical rhythm.
Scherzo
Clef
Scale
Beat
36. Suite of Baroque dances.
Glissando
Partita
Mezzo
Whole-tone scale
37. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Verismo
Pizzicato
Minuet
Suite
38. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Soprano
Sequence
Nocturne
Conductor
39. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Tritone
Oratorio
Maestro
Presto
40. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Sonatina
Glee
Glissando
Romantic
41. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Parody
Tonality
Partial
Drone
42. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Fifth
Pastoral
Cantabile
Finale
43. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Symphony
Glee
Whole note
Opera
44. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Pastoral
Voice
Measure
EnharmonicInterval
45. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Scale
Exposition
Tonic
Contralto
46. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Theme
Quadrille
Septet
Staccato
47. Sliding between two notes.
Overture
Glissando
Leading note
Leitmotif
48. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Slide
Grave
Vivace
Rondo
49. Closing section of a movement.
Elegy
Stretto
Coda
Sonatina
50. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Maestro
Castrato
Phrase
Slur